Photo © Mike Wall
Brown-dotted Clothes Moth
Niditinea fuscella
Checklist Number12.034 [B&F: 0237]
Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure
Local found indoors and in chicken-houses and out-buildings throughout much of the British Isles, less numerous in the north. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight unlike Tineola bisselliella, locally common on the mainland, with the first Isle of Wight records in 1999. Wingspan 11-17 mm. Haplotinea species have the forewing with very indistinct stigmata; N. striolella
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)